Potable Water

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Why do people pronounce this as though it's water you are able to put in a pot? I just heard a news anchor pronounce it that way. And have heard that a bunch lately.

No doubt that will become an acceptable pronunciation before long, if it hasn't already.

 

[thewop]

I have a friend who pronounces the "o" in "produce" the same way... He grew up in NY, but I'm not sure that matters here.

 

[The Tradition]

You should write an angry letter to the news station.

 

[thewop]

British English does this type of thing a lot, but I don't have a list of words. I just remember it from when I lived in London.

 

[IACub]

Still better than people that think it's portable water, like easy to carry.

 

[ICWestfan]

Potent Potables for $1000, Alex.
A: Makers Mark neat
Q: What is "that's what I am going to be drinking in about 4 hours"?

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Still better than people that think it's portable water, like easy to carry.

Ha. To them it's a synonym for bottled water, I guess. So when there's a news alert that there's a shortage of potable water, they think the grocery stores are running out of bottled water to sell. "Oh, those poor people in India, they can't buy bottled water."

 

[naturalmwa]

Confession, I didn't even know I was saying it wrong.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/audio.php?file=potabl01&word=potable&text=